Practical Caravan

Fitting a CBE fridge fan kit

A FEW YEARS ago, I installed a Dometic fridge fan in our caravan to assist with cooling in warmer weather.

The problem in most vans is a lack of air circulation at the back of the fridge, and a fan certainly helps with that.

In the UK, the single fan worked pretty well, but when we took a trip to the South of France, the fridge struggled to cope; especially the freezer.

The other problem I had with fitting the kit was that, owing to lack of space behind the fridge, I had to have it disconnected from the gas supply and pulled out into the caravan, something that I entrusted to my dealer. So, not

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